# ReactOS hires Hermès Bélusca-Maïto to improve Word 2010 compatibility

DevFeed: [ReactOS hires Hermès Bélusca-Maïto to improve Word 2010 compatibility](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reactos-hires-a-new-developer-discover-what-s-coming-33214.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/project-news/reactos-hires-new-developer-we-re-hiring/>)

Published: 2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>)

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## AI overview

ReactOS announces that Hermès Bélusca-Maïto is being hired to investigate why Word 2010 does not work in ReactOS, analyze its API usage, and fix existing or implement missing features. The project expects this work to improve compatibility with other office suites and plans to share progress updates and reports.

## Source excerpt

Ever since the IGG campaign was over, working on the ReactOS Community Edition has been one of our main priorities. Today we make another promising step towards achieving that goal. Although the IGG campaign was not a success, we were really proud of raising half of the needed funds. Nonetheless, and thanks to your valuable contributions, it was the most successful crowdfunding campaigns ReactOS has ever had. The IGG crowdfunding impact, your impact, on ReactOS is quite noticeable: A whole reworked shell thanks to hiring Giannis Adamopoulos then David Quintana (who among us misses the old shell!